ASTMD42hî83W07595100034bh37WC-72-2dDesignation:D4269-83AMERICANSOCIETYFORTESTINGANDMATERIALS1916RaceSt.,Philadelphia,Pa.19103ReprintedfromtheAnnualBookofASTMStandards,CopyrightASTMIfnotlistedinthecurrentcombinedindex,willappearinthenextedition.StandardTestMethodforSHORNPILEMASSOFFINISHEDTUFTEDPILEYARNFLOORCOVERING'ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4269;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthaesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(6)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationoftheyammassperunitareaaboveastubbleheightof1.3mm(0.050in.)infinishedtuftedpileyamfloorcovering.1.2Thistestmethodisapplicabletoallfin-ishedtuftedpileyarnfloorcovering.1.3Thistestmethodisnotapplicabletotuftedfloorcoveringinwhicheitherthelatexorneed-lepunchedfiberintheprimarybackingprotrudesmorethan1.3mm(0.050in.)abovetheprimarybacking.2.ApplicableDocument2.1ASTMStandard:D123TerminologyRelatingtoTextiles'D418MethodsofTestingPileYamFioorCoveringConstruction3.Definitions3.ibacking,primav,n.-fortuftedpileyarnfloorcovering,thefabricthroughwhichthepileyarniscarriedbyneedlestoformtufts:thebackingfabric,3.2bindingsite,n.-forpileyarnfloorcover-ing,aplaceatwhichthepileyamisorcanbeboundtothebackingfabric.3.3direction,lengthwise,n.-intextiles,thedirectioninamachinemadefabricparalleltothedirectionofmovementthefabricfollowedinthemanufacturingmachine.(Syn.-machinedi-rectionandwarpwise.)3.4direction.widthwise,n.-intextiles,thedirectioninamachinemadefabricperpendiculartothedirectionofmovementthefabricfollowedinthemanufacturingmachine.(Syn.-crossma-chinedirection,weftwise,andfillingwise.)3.5floorcovering,finishedpileyarn,n.-pileyamfloorcoveringwhichhasundergoneallstepsofthemanufacturingprocess.3.6floorcovering,pileyarn,n.-atextileproductinwhichyamoryamsegmentsareattachedintermittentlytoabackingfabricsoastoprojectabovethebackin...
